Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican

C/N 61-636

Built 1969 - Written off 1972





Helicopter Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican Serial 61-636 Register 1474 used by US Coast Guard USCG. Built 1969. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History




For 1474 see also
        212 31286 w/o 2015
    1960 se3130 1474

1474

usa US Coast Guard

1971 A KSPG at CGAS St. Petersburg, Albert Whitted Field Coast Guard Air Station St. Petersburg
1972-12-16w/o 16dec72 crashed into Gulf of Mexico, W of Sarasota, FL while responding to distress call from a sinking fishing vessel. 4 crew killed, plus four crewmen rescued from the sinking fishing vessel
Cmdr. Paul Lewis was at the stick. Flew with him in San Diego on the H3's. Best damn pilot and ex academy guy who would have become commandant. Huge loss of a qualified pilot and bird. Likely a tailrotor failure they said. Coast Guard Air Station San Diego




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